keeping

Funny story about an octopus that escaped from New Zealand's National Aquarium. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/04/13/octopus-slips-out-of-aquarium-tank-crawls-across-floor-escapes-down-pipe-to-ocean/

Thanks to everyone who checked out our first official Tannin video yesterday. We received a lot of great feedback, and we're very pleased to hear that! If you missed it, here is a link. And of course, I was in one of those philosophical modes today, which resulted in the latest edition of "The...

So I recently obtained my first pair of Apistogramma! MY FIRST PAIR! After a lifetime in the hobby...I can't believe that I just never got around to trying these fish before. They are absolutely...intoxicating. I mean, I can't get enough of them. They have amazing personalities, beautiful...

Every so often I see people asking questions about keeping fish in their room. With preorders, group buys, swap meet, and rare fish auction, will you be prepared? I originally posted this for The BFD 2. I figured I would repost this thread. You can either use some of this information or...

As aquatic botanicals set in our systems, we like to say that they recruit "biofilm" on their exposed surfaces over time...And as the softer botanicals, like leaves, break down and decompose, forming a matrix of organic matter, they play host to a diverse assemblage of life forms. (click to read...

Quandry: So the set up for this D#$@ 180g has me stressing out between the substrate and the filtration. I found a Fluvial Fx6 on sale with 5 types of media and then I was thinking about drilling in the tank and going with a LifeReef two siphon overflow box as well with either an automatic...

Yeah, let's face it...I love what canister filters do...I just strongly dislike...I mean- I hate- looking at them...Unacceptable, in my aesthetic world!(click to read more)

New to us, at least... Recently we were very lucky to take home some Stendker Discus from Batfish Aquatics. I've generally considered Discus shy, touchy, and overrated, but this group is anything but. They are flake-trained and come to the front of the 150 gallon to be fed. Though they...

I have a 75g with a kigoma and few peacocks. Wanted to know what type of catfish is best to keep in there? Are syno or raphael best or something else? Thank you Elvin,

Hi Everyone, I just wanted to pick everyone's brains regarding the best effective method to keeping Cichlid fry alive. Specifically, what's the best food to feed them? How often? Where to house them in the initial stage of their lives (Breeder Box etc)? And if you have any additional info...

Hey guys, I know this sounds kind of dumb but a friend of mine caught a few and gave me 5. I have them in an unheated 10 gallon with about 2-3 gallons of water. I have a pile of slate rock that somes out of the water so the toads can dry off. Does anyone know if they'll accept prepaired foods...

Apologies that this has taken so long to post, took a while to put together and inventory everything. i know that i promised this the day after the original post, real life has been intruding and interfering on a regular basis. all tanks have photos on my profile page. I have the a...

Saw a question that someone had on what people did with fish while at a convention. Here is what I do. NOW REMEMBER that I am a little overboard on things. I am a fish nut and I have been to 30 conventions in the last 10 years. If I had more time off and money, I would be at even more of them...

So I decided to keep one 75g with mi Nic pair and a pretty bonded hybrid pair. Also the 46g bow they wer in I redecorated with lots of plants and and getting some real Apisto Borelli Opa on Wednesday. Thanks all...Bill

Sure enough, my foray into Red Cherry Shrimp has me completely enamored. It got me thinking about freshwater inverts and what people are keeping/ what's typically available in the hobby. I'm curious, who is keeping what and how (community tank, breeding group, feeders, etc.)? Currently I...

Looking for a confirmed male Paralabidochromis chromogynos, as I'm worried that I have all females. My fish are registered with CARES. Anyone in the CCA keeping these fish?

I have a Malawi tank with a few labs, and a bunch of HRP calico convict hybrids, and people keep telling me that I should get rid of the new worlds because they can't go with old worlds. Is that right?And if I am selling "pure" fish, is it bad to keep two labidochromis species together? I have...

So when I bought my 92 gal it came with a sump, and I was obviously excited to learn/screw around with new equipment. After having it set up as a wet/dry with filter floss on top of a drip tray on top of bio-balls, with lava rock rubble, and more floss before the return pump, the water just is...

I know most in the club favor big fish. Who else breeds and keeps Apistogramma's. I am growing out some Apache juveniles now. I have a empty 20 long and want to try my had at another species. The only LFS that sells them charges $$$ because they are the only store that sell more that GBR's.

Sometimes, while watching my fish swim to one end of the tank to the other I wonder if I'm being cruel. It's usually with the bigger fish that I feel like that. Perhaps the tank's too small whatever. Have any of you thought anything like that before?